Chamaesaracha villosa
(Woolly False Nightshade)
Chamaesaracha villosa, Cattail Falls Trail, Big Bend National Park 3587
Chamaesaracha villosa, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4658
Chamaesaracha villosa, Contrabando Waterhole Trail, Big Bend Ranch State Park 04494
Chamaesaracha villosa, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4666
Chamaesaracha villosa, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4648
Chamaesaracha villosa, Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park 4651
| Scientific Name | Chamaesaracha villosa | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CHVI9 |
| Common Name | Woolly False Nightshade, Trans-Pecos Five-eyes | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 30512 |
| Family | Solanaceae (Nightshade) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Desert environments. Plant: Sticky, extensively branched, woody perennial with hairy stems forming mounds from 4 to 12 inches high; stems with dense, pubescent hairs, long forked hairs, and occasional glandular hairs. Leaves: Dark green, ovate to ovate-lanceolate leaves with wavy, scalloped edges; relatively broad compared to C. sordida, 1-1/2 to 2-3/4 inches long and 5/8 to 1-1/4 inches wide, often trapping grains of sand or dirt; petioles about 3/8-inch long. Inflorescence: Pale greenish-yellow star-shaped flowers, solitary or in pairs on pedicels about an inch long from leaf axils; blossoms 3/4-inch across with five pointed lobeschma and five tufts of white cottony hairs near the base of the stamens. Bloom Period: Summer and fall. References: "Little Big Bend" by Roy Morey and "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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